Health Professions Council of South Africa | eBulletin | 24 July 2025

Following the successful implementation of Wave 2 of the Online Portal enhancements, I am pleased to share key updates on our digital transformation journey.

I am excited to announce that Wave 3A – focused on Registrations and Certifications, has been successfully tested and deployed in a live environment.

This marks the first major milestone of the broader Wave 3 rollout, which is designed to improve service delivery across all areas of Council’s operations.

HPCSA Practitioner Change Readiness Survey 2025

Dear Valued Practitioner

We kindly invite you to complete the survey attached to the link below.

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is continuing in its efforts to ensure that it provides effective and efficient services to its practitioners. With the recent upgrades conducted on the Oracle Service Cloud system, the upgrades will be beneficial for practitioners in ensuring that the services are automated, and accessible at anytime.

The HPCSA is conducting a survey to gauge how practitioners and other users are experiencing the system. As we continue with the developments, it is vital to determine awareness of the online services and any challenges that users may be experiencing.

We value your feedback, and we are committed to using the feedback to improve developments.

Please click on the link to complete the survey The survey will take 3-5 Minutes to complete. survey: Practitioner Change Readiness Survey 2025

NB: The survey will open from 31 July 2025 – 31 August 2025, 12:00pm.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.

All personal information provided will be kept strictly confidential and no personal information will be shared with any other institution. Your responses will be anonymised and analysed in combination with other respondents’ views.

Should you have any queries relating to the survey, please feel free to send an email to: CleopatraP@hpcsa.co.za

Thank you in advance.

Regards
Ms Cleopatra Phakathi
HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA
553 Madiba Street, Arcadia, 0083
PO Box 205, Pretoria, 0001
Tel: +27 (0) 12 338 9306
Web: http://www.hpcsa.co.za
Email: CleopatraP@hpcsa.co.za

Health Professions Council of South Africa | eBulletin | 2 July 2025

Dear Stakeholder

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has extended the call for nominations of suitable persons to be considered to serve on the HPCSA Professional Boards for the term 2025-2030. The term of office for the current Professional Board members ends on 31 October 2025. Those practitioners who have submitted their nomination forms should not resubmit.

Please note: You may not nominate yourself, and that self-nominated submissions will not be considered. All health practitioners actively registered with the HPCSA are invited to nominate members of their respective Professional Boards to be appointed by the Minister of Health to serve for a period of five (5) years.

The persons to be appointed on the Professional Boards will have a duty to ensure that the HPCSA serves the interests of all South Africans by protecting the public and guiding the registered health practitioners. The closing date for the nominations is 31 July 2025. Click here for details on how to submit your nominations and eligibility criteria.

The appointed service provider to oversee the nominations process is Election Solutions 4 Africa (ES4A). All completed nomination forms must reach the Returning Officer by 31 July 2025.

How to nominate a candidate
1. Click here to download the nomination form
2. Complete the nomination form based on the eligibility criteria
3. Have the nomination form signed by a Commissioner of Oaths
4. Submit the completed form by 31 July 2025 for the attention of Chief Electoral Officer: Mr Ntokozo Ngidi in one of the following ways:

• Physical document: Ground Floor, Building 4, Quadrum Office Park, 50 Constantia Boulevard, Constantia Kloof Ext 28, Johannesburg, 1709
• Email: hpcsa@es4a.co.za
• Fax: 0862 027 222
• WhatsApp: 063 727 5208
• telephone: 011 025 3763
• Toll-Free: 0800 061 040

All the best.

The HPCSA Team

Health Professions Council of South Africa | eBulletin | 19 June 2025

Dear Stakeholder

The HPCSA would like to take this opportunity to thank all health practitioners who are CPD compliant. Those practitioners who are not yet compliant still have an opportunity to rectify their compliance status before penalties are instituted on 30 June 2025.

Again, health practitioners who have recently submitted CPD information or whose information was recently submitted by their service provider should be assured that such information is receiving urgent attention. There is therefore no need to resubmit or submit repeated enquiries on same matter.

Remember the following:

• The actual number of CPD points required to be compliant shall be aligned to 12 months cycle of CPD programme. For example, 30 CPD points means 25 clinical and 5 ethical to be complaint.
• Each CPD point is valid for 12 months from the date on which the activity took place.

Practitioners can check their CPD status and download the compliance letter through the HPCSA self-service portal. Click here for instructions on how to manage the process online.

Regards

The HPCSA Team

Health Professions Council of South Africa | eBulletin | 5 June 2025

Dear Stakeholder

The Professional Board for Psychology would like to thank practitioners who are CPD compliant. Those who are not yet CPD compliant, have until 30 June 2025 to correct their compliance status. The following changes relate to the latest amendments made on the Rules Relating to the Continuing Development Programme (CPD):

• All community service practitioners are exempted from CPD obligations.
• The actual annual number of CPD points required to be compliant are listed on both the CPD Rules and CPD guidelines, indicating minimum requirements for both clinical and ethical points.
• Each CPD point is now valid for 12 months from the date on which the activity took place. This means that health practitioners should at all material times maintain the minimum balance of CPD points required for a year, topping-up on an ongoing basis.
• Non-clinical registered practitioners are also required to be CPD compliant in line with the set minimum requirements.

It is the role of HPCSA to amend the Rules Relating to the Continuing Development Programme and not the Board, these Rules apply to all practitioners registered with the HPCSA.

Click here for instructions on how to view and update your CPD status.

All the best

The Professional Board for Psychology

Health Professions Council of South Africa | eBulletin | 23 May 2025

Dear Stakeholder

Practitioners are reminded to nominate qualified individuals to be considered to serve as members of the HPCSA Professional Boards for the term 2025-2030. Please note that you may not nominate yourself, and that self-nominated submissions will not be considered.

The HPCSA will host its annual Council Stakeholder Engagement at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The programme covers important HPCSA regulatory aspects to ensure ethical and professional standards. Attending practitioners will earn four (4) Ethical Continuing Education Units (CEUs) toward their CPD points, and registration will take place at the venue for those who have not confirmed their attendance.
All the best.

The HPCSA Team

Professional Board Nominations Reminder

Practitioners are invited to nominate representatives to their respective Professional Boards to serve for a period of five years.

Please note: You may not nominate yourself, should you nominate yourself, the application will be null and void and not considered.

How to nominate a candidate
1. Click here to download the nomination form
2. Complete the nomination form based on the eligibility criteria
3. Have the nomination form signed by a Commissioner of Oaths
4. Submit the completed form by 2 June 2025 for the attention of Chief Electoral Officer: Mr Ntokozo Ngidi in one of the following ways:

• Physical document: Ground Floor, Building 4, Quadrum Office Park, 50 Constantia Boulevard, Constantia Kloof Ext 28, Johannesburg, 1709
• Email: hpcsa@es4a.co.za
• Fax: 0862 027 222
• WhatsApp: 063 727 5208
• Telephone: 011 025 3763
• Toll-Free: 0800 536 227

HPCSA Council Stakeholder Engagement

The HPCSA will host its annual Council Stakeholder Engagement for all practitioners under its ambit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.

This event provides a platform for open dialogue with Council leadership, updates on the HPCSA’s progress and strategy, and developments in the health sector, with dedicated sessions for direct interaction and feedback. It is also an opportunity for practitioners to share their insights, concerns, and perspectives, contributing to the health regulation and the health sector in general. Read more